GREYBACK

knot, greyback, grayback, Calidris canutus

(noun) a sandpiper that breeds in the Arctic and winters in the southern hemisphere

greyback, grayback, Limnodromus griseus

(noun) a dowitcher with a grey back

Rebel, Reb, Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback

(noun) ‘Johnny’ was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; ‘greyback’ derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

greyback (plural greybacks)

(historical, US, colloquial) A Confederate soldier during the US Civil War (because of the grey uniforms).

(dated) A louse.

A local name for various grey birds.

Source: Wiktionary

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